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>> it is vintage romney. hee able to say something politically on the other hand, his wall street supporters know that he is one of us. he will be there at the time. your info is exactly right. you have two factions who are competing for the soul of the republican party. the tea party or the teavangelicals and plutocrats on the other but they are on different fields. the tea party is on the political field where servitude and bold colors and purity is what counts as part of their rhetoric. the pluto toecrats and romney really are playing on the policy side where compromise is king and ultimately that's what you have to have when your goal is not sending things over the edge. let me say this whole conflict in the last few weeks raises the question in our democracy, can you have a successful politics and that's what the tea party has been the last two years, a successful politics that ultimately makes it impossible to govern? that's a profound question. i think in the long run it's hard to imagine the impossibi
>> it is vintage romney. hee able to say something politically on the other hand, his wall street supporters know that he is one of us. he will be there at the time. your info is exactly right. you have two factions who are competing for the soul of the republican party. the tea party or the teavangelicals and plutocrats on the other but they are on different fields. the tea party is on the political field where servitude and bold colors and purity is what counts as part of their...
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mitt romney said. maybe i just missed it but i have not seen that yet. >> you're a good man so you didn't miss it. you're have or good man, you didn't miss it. we have to go. it's friday night. we can take a break for two nights. thank you, david corn and dan reagan. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. ♪ zzzquil, the non-habit forming sleep-aid from the makers of nyquil. somebody didn't book with travelocity, with 24/7 customer support to help move them to the pool daddy promised! look at me, i'm swimming! somebody, get her a pony! [ female announcer ] the travelocity guarantee. from the price to the room to the trip you'll never roam alone. >>> let me finish tonight with this. remember all the conversations we had about the difference between a businessman and a successful politician? you know, how one person has to focus on making profits. the other on leading lots of people. well, the idea was the two jobs are very different. calling for different kinds of competence. one person ha
mitt romney said. maybe i just missed it but i have not seen that yet. >> you're a good man so you didn't miss it. you're have or good man, you didn't miss it. we have to go. it's friday night. we can take a break for two nights. thank you, david corn and dan reagan. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. ♪ zzzquil, the non-habit forming sleep-aid from the makers of nyquil. somebody didn't book with travelocity, with 24/7 customer support to help move them to the...
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on wednesday, romney said this. let's listen. >> i fully support governor kasich's, i think it's called question two, in ohio. fully support that. when i was referring to was i know there are other ballot questions there in ohio, and i wasn't taking a position on those. one of them, for instance, relates to health care and mandates. with regards to question two, which is the collective bargaining question, i am 110% behind governor kasich and in support of that question. >> you know, it's like he offsets his gyrations by saying, i'm now 110%, like 110 proof or something. i don't know how you can be 110% for something, but why does he shift from ambivalence and confusion to absolutely certainty plus? >> that's -- i think that's a perfect illustration of what happened in ohio this week of the shifting imperatives that i'm talking about and how they define whatever romney's saying and doing. because on tuesday, when he said, you know, he wasn't really taking a position, he was thinking like a general election candidate
on wednesday, romney said this. let's listen. >> i fully support governor kasich's, i think it's called question two, in ohio. fully support that. when i was referring to was i know there are other ballot questions there in ohio, and i wasn't taking a position on those. one of them, for instance, relates to health care and mandates. with regards to question two, which is the collective bargaining question, i am 110% behind governor kasich and in support of that question. >> you...
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the romney city was for, against obama care. >> is it the mitt romney on the side against the second amendment before he was for the second amendment before he was before the social programs from the standpoint of he was for -- >> with each successive debate it agrees more urgent. is this the best they've got? after five straw polls and five winners, why are republicans finding it difficult to put for the a front-runner. if this is a golden opportunity to defeat a vulnerable president obama, why are not more heavy weights jumping in. where are the big shots? what about the massachusetts maverick scott brown and senator from the bay state? wisconsin senator ron johnson and south dakota. i'm starting to miss john mccain. the real will he or won't he fervor is around the popular new jersey governor, chris christie. he said he won't run, but hasn't pushed away from the table and left the room. if it's such a piece of cake to walk into the white house, why doesn't he do it? is it possible that president obama won't be that easy to roll over? is it possible that as he showed this weekend b
the romney city was for, against obama care. >> is it the mitt romney on the side against the second amendment before he was for the second amendment before he was before the social programs from the standpoint of he was for -- >> with each successive debate it agrees more urgent. is this the best they've got? after five straw polls and five winners, why are republicans finding it difficult to put for the a front-runner. if this is a golden opportunity to defeat a vulnerable...
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a lot about how romney operates. paul krugman put it this way. the true charge of these policies that would benefit rich meshes with bain's record of earning big profits even when workers suffered. a record so stark that mr. romney's attempting to distance himself by insisting he had nothing to do with bain's operation after 1999 even the company still listed him as ceo. michael steele and joe klein writes about the -- full journalistic integrity here, absolute. this issue, do we know what role at the point romney played in outsourcing? >> no, we don't and it really doesn't matter. in the end. what the obama campaign is doing is building this giant box that they're locking mitt romney in. and the lock on top of that box is his tax returns. in boxing, they call this kind of thing a paint job. it's when a fast, really dexterous fighter is fighting against the slow, plodding guy and he keeps on jabbing and jabbing him in the face and starts opening up cuts all over the face and he starts bleeding. painting him. that's w
a lot about how romney operates. paul krugman put it this way. the true charge of these policies that would benefit rich meshes with bain's record of earning big profits even when workers suffered. a record so stark that mr. romney's attempting to distance himself by insisting he had nothing to do with bain's operation after 1999 even the company still listed him as ceo. michael steele and joe klein writes about the -- full journalistic integrity here, absolute. this issue, do we know what role...
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romney drops seven points. the mcclatchy/maris poll shows romney in the lead, followed closely by newt gingrich and herman cain. is there a viable alternative to romney among the conseconservatives? tony perkins is president of the family research council. david corn is an msnbc political analyst and bureau chief for mother jones. tony, i've been thinking about you a lot. i do trust your conscience, you're more conservative than me on cultural and moral issues, maybe, although i'm not sure. when it comes to actual morality, i think we may be closer than you'd believe. here's my question. how can someone on the religious right, who basically takes their cues in politics from their religious beliefs and moral beliefs put out there something like herman cain with all these questions about him? let me just call them questions at this point. but enough of them to weigh you down a bit in terms of wanting to get a good verdict out of it? >> i think that's a fair question. and i think the question now that's being aske
romney drops seven points. the mcclatchy/maris poll shows romney in the lead, followed closely by newt gingrich and herman cain. is there a viable alternative to romney among the conseconservatives? tony perkins is president of the family research council. david corn is an msnbc political analyst and bureau chief for mother jones. tony, i've been thinking about you a lot. i do trust your conscience, you're more conservative than me on cultural and moral issues, maybe, although i'm not sure....
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romney's plan in the ryan plan. the ryan plan gets rid of medicare and replaces it with some kind of a voucher program. that can put you in a precarious position if you have health needs. let's listen. >> he plans to roll back health care reform forcing 2,000 floridians to pay more for their prescription drugs. he plans to turn medicare into a voucher program. so if that voucher isn't worth enough to buy the health insurance that's on the market, you're out of luck. you're on your own. one independent nonpartisan study found that seniors would have to pay nearly $6400 more for medicare than they do today. >> dee dee myers is a contributor to msnbc and writes for "vanity fair." eugene is an msnbc political analyst. if i got a pulitzer prize, i'd never stop saying it. gene, let's get to the analysis here. it seems like it's fair, it's tough the advertising over the top you might argue but it's fair in this sense. romney has bought into the ryan plan. ryan getting lots of kudos for guts. but his plan does do what the p
romney's plan in the ryan plan. the ryan plan gets rid of medicare and replaces it with some kind of a voucher program. that can put you in a precarious position if you have health needs. let's listen. >> he plans to roll back health care reform forcing 2,000 floridians to pay more for their prescription drugs. he plans to turn medicare into a voucher program. so if that voucher isn't worth enough to buy the health insurance that's on the market, you're out of luck. you're on your own....
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mitt romney and tim pawlenty had their i told you so quotes ready. on the oron hatch said quote, it's time for the poor to share some of the responsibility. could that be the new republican struggling point the economy is struggling today because the poor aren't paying enough in taxes. the economy and race for the white house is our top story. >>> also is president obama -- without getting much in return. are they right? get he get a better deal and still avoid default? >>> plus, right off a cliff. are republicans so terrified of the tea party that they're willing to tank the economy in order to avoid a challenge from the right. we'll debate that one. >>> and the news of the world scandal is now a political scandal. a former senior aide to david cameron has been arrested in a growing scandal involving phone hacking and corruption. >>> finally, lit me finish with the space shuttle launch today. the wondrous pioneering john kennedy once led. >>> could you hear the glee, the giggles of delight on your side of the aisle? >> come on. >> michele bachmann s
mitt romney and tim pawlenty had their i told you so quotes ready. on the oron hatch said quote, it's time for the poor to share some of the responsibility. could that be the new republican struggling point the economy is struggling today because the poor aren't paying enough in taxes. the economy and race for the white house is our top story. >>> also is president obama -- without getting much in return. are they right? get he get a better deal and still avoid default? >>>...
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but this morning a top romney adviser seems to shrug off the incident. >> governor romney doesn't remember that incident at all. it was high school. >> and in a radio interview this morning, romney was actually chuckling, chuckling while he was talking about this. >> you know, i don't -- i don't remember that incident and i'll tell you, i certainly don't believe that i -- and i can't speak for other people, of course, thought the fellow was homosexual. but as to the teasing and the taunts that go on in high school, that's a long time ago. for me it's about 48 years ago. so, again, if there's anything that i said that was offensive to someone, i certainly am sorry about that. >> but by late this afternoon, romney's attitude and tone was different. >> first of all, i had no idea what that individual's sexual orientation might be. going back to the 1960s, that wasn't something that we all discussed or considered. so that's simply not accurate. i don't recall the incident myself but i've seen the reports and i'm not going to argue with that. there's no question that i did some stupid things wh
but this morning a top romney adviser seems to shrug off the incident. >> governor romney doesn't remember that incident at all. it was high school. >> and in a radio interview this morning, romney was actually chuckling, chuckling while he was talking about this. >> you know, i don't -- i don't remember that incident and i'll tell you, i certainly don't believe that i -- and i can't speak for other people, of course, thought the fellow was homosexual. but as to the teasing...
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mitt romney's back in the headlines not because he's making news. romney's being lampooned for being absent from the campaign trail. politico frames it like this -- call it the mittness protection program. through the hot summer of 2011 the front-runner for the republican nomination has been in hiding. joining us to talk about this, the anger of politico himself, smith jim things, this candidac what is it based upon? is it based upon simply serve knows who i am, i'm a familiar name, the so-called front-runner, it's going to be a republican year, so i don't have to say nothing? >> it's an unusual situation. you talk about a rose garden campaign for a president who has a rose garden. romney is not that widely known, but i think in his view, every day we're not talking about him as the day he wins, and if he can navigate his way by keeping his head down, you know, he feels like he's in a good position for a general election. >> john, he just believes that merely being the nominee is a 50/50 shot and just wants to get to there. he doesn't have to build
mitt romney's back in the headlines not because he's making news. romney's being lampooned for being absent from the campaign trail. politico frames it like this -- call it the mittness protection program. through the hot summer of 2011 the front-runner for the republican nomination has been in hiding. joining us to talk about this, the anger of politico himself, smith jim things, this candidac what is it based upon? is it based upon simply serve knows who i am, i'm a familiar name, the...
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mitt romney tried to do this, but romney fled from all his positions on those issues in a way that we're not seeing christie beginning to do. by the end of the process, romney looks a little ridiculous to a lot of conservatives. so i think it's going to be extremely hard for christie to get past these sort of firewall of the republican base for exactly those reasons. he faces this choice that romney faced, which is, do you try to retreat from those positions and look like you're a flip-flopper or changeling, or do you try to own it and fight your way through the firewall? but it's a hard fight. >> ron, let's not forget that mitt romney was aided by the fact that there was a cannibalization going on to the right of him on the political spectrum within the primary process. he had michele bachmann and newt gingrich, et cetera fighting for that same piece of pie. that's really what chris christie needs. isn't it? >> yes and he's probably going to get it. he's probably going to have a challenge, i'm guessing a challenge also from his center kind of position. because there's opportunity there.
mitt romney tried to do this, but romney fled from all his positions on those issues in a way that we're not seeing christie beginning to do. by the end of the process, romney looks a little ridiculous to a lot of conservatives. so i think it's going to be extremely hard for christie to get past these sort of firewall of the republican base for exactly those reasons. he faces this choice that romney faced, which is, do you try to retreat from those positions and look like you're a flip-flopper...
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were you surprised by the romney statement? was this vintage romney? was it surprising he came out against the deal? >> he's able to say something politically, and oernld the wall street supporters know he's one of us. you have two factions who are competing for the soul of the republican party. the tea party or the tea eadvantage gel evang evangelicals and wall street on the other. there are two factions playing on very different fields. the tea party plays on the political field where servitude and purity is what counts as part of rhetoric. wall street is playing and mitt romney are playing on the policy side where compromise is king and ultimately that's what you have to have when your goal is not sending thing over the edge. let me just say, this whole conflict in the last few weeks raises a question in our democracy. can you have a successful politics, and that's what the tea party has the last two years, a successful politics that ultimately makes it impossible to govern? >> that's a profound question, and i think in the long run it's hard to ima
were you surprised by the romney statement? was this vintage romney? was it surprising he came out against the deal? >> he's able to say something politically, and oernld the wall street supporters know he's one of us. you have two factions who are competing for the soul of the republican party. the tea party or the tea eadvantage gel evang evangelicals and wall street on the other. there are two factions playing on very different fields. the tea party plays on the political field where...
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up next, romney pulls a prank on obama headquarters. kind of. that's next in the sideshow. >>> and you can find me on twitter, if you can spell the name @smerconish. you're watching "hardball," only on msnbc. >>> welcome back to "h" time now for the sideshow. first up, president obama has been in the white house for a while now but there is still people who question how he got there. listen to what illinois republican congressman joe walsh told "slate." why was he elected again? it comes back to who he was. he was black, he was historic. there's nothing racist about this, it is what it is. if he had been a dynamic white state senator elected to congress, he wouldn't have gotten in this fast. then he blamed the media. they made up their minds early. they were in love with him, because they thought he was good liberal guy and they were in love with him because he pushed that magical button. a black man who was liberal, articulate, all this stuff. while it is true that obama received overwhelming support he also did very well for a democrat among w
up next, romney pulls a prank on obama headquarters. kind of. that's next in the sideshow. >>> and you can find me on twitter, if you can spell the name @smerconish. you're watching "hardball," only on msnbc. >>> welcome back to "h" time now for the sideshow. first up, president obama has been in the white house for a while now but there is still people who question how he got there. listen to what illinois republican congressman joe walsh told...
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so mitt romney stays at about 30%. the other people are running around trying to figure out where to go to find that non-romney. >> mark, a lot of people who watch this show are progressive. and they're looking across the aisle figuratively at the republicans saying, what the heck is going on over there? democrats are for obama. they were fairly consistent the last couple elections. this party seems to be like a yo-yo. they go all over the place. and it seems to change. what happened tuesday night? they got the headlines. by wednesday and thursday, the republican party is a different party. it's more of a santorum party than ever before. because of the news? >> they are not engaged in the election very much. we see that in the turnout numbers. we have a front runner in mitt romney, still most likely the nominee. he has a lot of weakness. he has a ceiling on his support. florida, he was able to shatter that. and it's possible that going forward, unlike in the three states on tuesday, if he spends the money he did in flo
so mitt romney stays at about 30%. the other people are running around trying to figure out where to go to find that non-romney. >> mark, a lot of people who watch this show are progressive. and they're looking across the aisle figuratively at the republicans saying, what the heck is going on over there? democrats are for obama. they were fairly consistent the last couple elections. this party seems to be like a yo-yo. they go all over the place. and it seems to change. what happened...
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they feel romney won't do, huntsman won't do it and the other candidates don't matter, i guess michelle does, but she doesn't do it. >> yes, they do want people to be tearing into him all the time. unfortunately the way perry does that thing, like his comment about ben bernanke, the way he does it is going to turn people off. that stuff may fly in texas like wearing cowboy boots with your suit, but the rest of the country not so much. >> ron, you don't wear your cowboy boots with your suits? >> i wear my cowboy boots when i go riding a horse. that's what those are meant for. >> you wear the boot inside the pant or outside? >>> why would it be considered crazy for a republican president jshl candidate to believe in evolution. i asked reince priebus about it when we return. >>> welcome back to "hardball." rnc chairman reince priebus welcome mr. chairman. let me ask you about this comment made by former utah governor jon huntsman yesterday. he tweeted quote, to be clear i believe in evolution and trust scientists on global warming. call me crazy. that's a sar kisic comment. is he is odd ma
they feel romney won't do, huntsman won't do it and the other candidates don't matter, i guess michelle does, but she doesn't do it. >> yes, they do want people to be tearing into him all the time. unfortunately the way perry does that thing, like his comment about ben bernanke, the way he does it is going to turn people off. that stuff may fly in texas like wearing cowboy boots with your suit, but the rest of the country not so much. >> ron, you don't wear your cowboy boots with...
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romney and ryan were in this thing together. well, they're not. romney is dying. he can't stand being tied to ryan, and all that budget cutting baggage of his. for his part, ryan is feeling the taint of having a running mate who is unwilling to stand with him, unwilling to be his kind of politician. a conviction politician. so trouble in paradise. mitt's dying to be single again, so is ryan. we all know that politics makes strange bedfellows but the word is out this pair, romney and ryan, are sleeping in separate rooms. i'm joined by msnbc political analyst howard fineman and joy ann reid, managing editor of thegrio.com. more polling data that shows mitt romney trailing. let's check the hardball scoring board. according to a new fox news poll, president obama leads romney by five points among likely voters nationwide. 48% to 43%. catch that, the fox poll. highly significant there. let's go right now to howard on this question. it looks to me like this divorce papers are pretty much out there right now. all that you hear now is r
romney and ryan were in this thing together. well, they're not. romney is dying. he can't stand being tied to ryan, and all that budget cutting baggage of his. for his part, ryan is feeling the taint of having a running mate who is unwilling to stand with him, unwilling to be his kind of politician. a conviction politician. so trouble in paradise. mitt's dying to be single again, so is ryan. we all know that politics makes strange bedfellows but the word is out this pair, romney and ryan, are...
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romney. >> come on, man. i'm serious. i'm serious. >> it's amazing what you can do if you screw around with the context. >>> actor will ferrell is as close to being on a campaign blitz as he'll get, a publicity tour for his new comedy "the campaign." he was on "morning joe" and kicked off his internet with a nugget on how to get mitt romney off to a better start in london. >> can i start off by saying that i think the olympics are going to run perfectly. great facilities. world class. i mean, i think it's going to be the greatest games of all time. >> you agree with governor romney. >> yeah. i stand by my statements. >> funniest guys are the guys that don't laugh when he tells the jokes. just like chevy chase. there you have it. ferrell and galifinakis will be on "hardball" tuesday. don't miss it. >>> here's a pre-olympics moments that's into sideshow territory. the culture had a bell ringinger is mony to commemorate the games. for mishaps in the coming weeks tried to ring his olympics bell. >> i can't say there won't be
romney. >> come on, man. i'm serious. i'm serious. >> it's amazing what you can do if you screw around with the context. >>> actor will ferrell is as close to being on a campaign blitz as he'll get, a publicity tour for his new comedy "the campaign." he was on "morning joe" and kicked off his internet with a nugget on how to get mitt romney off to a better start in london. >> can i start off by saying that i think the olympics are going to run...
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is romney up to it? bill clinton out in aspen this weekend, at the so-called ideas festival, he said romney's a candidate, getting way better. much improved candidate versus 2008, but that series of clips showed, either that's grading on a curve. >> you think they might be sandbagging the guy? >> look, he's had good days and not so good days and he a run of not so good days and it really raises -- it reminds people anew why they're somewhat skeptical of him. he's clearly the front-runner but among the weaker frnt front runneers we've seen in some time. >> looks like he's sandbagging, saying what a great job romney is doing when he isn't doing a great job. blow him up so he looks big and fat so we can eat him? >> well -- >> clinton is that strategic? >> that's strategic times ten. i wouldn't put anything past bill clinton in that area. there is a means a notion, that romney is better and on the stump, i can say i've seen him a couple times today and yesterday, i think it's generally true. he is more comfo
is romney up to it? bill clinton out in aspen this weekend, at the so-called ideas festival, he said romney's a candidate, getting way better. much improved candidate versus 2008, but that series of clips showed, either that's grading on a curve. >> you think they might be sandbagging the guy? >> look, he's had good days and not so good days and he a run of not so good days and it really raises -- it reminds people anew why they're somewhat skeptical of him. he's clearly the...
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first clear winner, mitt romney. he came out of the debate unscathed and cemented, his status as the front-runner bev video how the other candidates went after romney last night. that was it. >> okay. they didn't go after him at all, which is a curious choice. down any debate romney was telling the rest of the field, in essence -- >> come on, stop trying to hit me and hit me. >> it turns out they never did. tim pawlenty, it turns out he's no neo. speaking of which he comes out as the clear loser in this debate. he looked weak and decisive as he repeatedly refused to stand by the obamney care. he was called out and said why don't you do it here? we have an official term in politics. it's called weak-sauce. michele bachmann emerged as the real star of the date, announcing her candidacy and tossing red meat. >> i was the first member of congress to introduce a first full-scale repeal of obama care. i fought against my own party a t.a.r.p. president obama is a one-term president. >> obvious applause line, but it worked.
first clear winner, mitt romney. he came out of the debate unscathed and cemented, his status as the front-runner bev video how the other candidates went after romney last night. that was it. >> okay. they didn't go after him at all, which is a curious choice. down any debate romney was telling the rest of the field, in essence -- >> come on, stop trying to hit me and hit me. >> it turns out they never did. tim pawlenty, it turns out he's no neo. speaking of which he comes out...
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of mitt romney's outsourcing. oh beautiful for spacious skies for amber waves of grain >> the big panel weighs in on one of the toughest ads a democrat has ever produced. >> and the young guns are calling him the backup. >> young guns, a new generation of conservative leaders. >> we'll tell you why billionaire sheldon adelson is dumping piles of cash into eric cantor's super pac. >> good to have you with us tonight. thanks for watching. it was another weekend of confusion and cont
of mitt romney's outsourcing. oh beautiful for spacious skies for amber waves of grain >> the big panel weighs in on one of the toughest ads a democrat has ever produced. >> and the young guns are calling him the backup. >> young guns, a new generation of conservative leaders. >> we'll tell you why billionaire sheldon adelson is dumping piles of cash into eric cantor's super pac. >> good to have you with us tonight. thanks for watching. it was another weekend of...
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despite all that's been thrown at mitt romney, he's still there. we'll break down the numbers with our morning crew in washington. >>> and when we come back, we'll have a meeting of minds between newt gingrich and snook. that's next. i've discovered gold. [ female announcer ] new roc® retinol correxion max. the power of roc® retinol is intensified with a serum. it's proven to be 4x better at smoothing lines and deep wrinkles than professional treatments. roc® max for maximum...
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watch how many people mitt romney gets. there's been a quiet campaign to get some of his supporters into the straw poll and vote for him. i don't think he'll win, but he certainly would make a big headline. >> boy, that's learning from the kerry campaign. kerry went out and against howard dean in iowa, rather, and waiting for him in new hampshire. beat him there and the rest of the way. same theory, right, jeff? >> exactly. >> got to be there. >> exact same them, and romney people are thinking about that. >> chuck, last word. >> you win them both, chris. you win -- if romney went in and took iowa, it would be over. >> wow. >> done. this race is finished, but, you know, that's the rich reward of romney playing for real and doing what he's doing now. >> i love strategic questions. thanks so much, chuck todd. looks like a nice day out there. thank you, jeff for joining us tonight. >>> coming up, the biggest winner of last night's debate wasn't even on the stage. we'll talk to him. the most interesting guy, rick perry, governor
watch how many people mitt romney gets. there's been a quiet campaign to get some of his supporters into the straw poll and vote for him. i don't think he'll win, but he certainly would make a big headline. >> boy, that's learning from the kerry campaign. kerry went out and against howard dean in iowa, rather, and waiting for him in new hampshire. beat him there and the rest of the way. same theory, right, jeff? >> exactly. >> got to be there. >> exact same them, and...
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do you agree with governor romney that the u.s. has to stay in afghanistan at these levels? >> no, i totally disagree. i think we need to square with the american people about what we've achieved. we need an honest conversation in this country about the sacrifices that have been made over nearly ten years. we haven't done a very good job defining and articulating what the end point is in afghanistan. and i think the american people are getting very tired about where we find ourselves today. >> are you suggesting, governor, that we just take all our troops out next week? >> did you hear what i just said? i said with she drawdown from 100,000. we don't immediate 100,000 troops in afghanistan. many of bhom canwhom can't cros wire. we need maybe 10,000 or 15,000. that will serve our interests in terms of intelligence gathering and special forces response capability. >> i stand with the commanders and have no information that suggests that pulling our troops out faster than that would do anything but put at great peril the extraordinary
do you agree with governor romney that the u.s. has to stay in afghanistan at these levels? >> no, i totally disagree. i think we need to square with the american people about what we've achieved. we need an honest conversation in this country about the sacrifices that have been made over nearly ten years. we haven't done a very good job defining and articulating what the end point is in afghanistan. and i think the american people are getting very tired about where we find ourselves...
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romney was at it again. >> it's a choice. >> mitt romney will speak to the veterans of foreign wars. >> general mitt romney. >> the 21st century can and must be an american century. >> general in this case is an armchair general. >> he has not been specific. >> it's our duty to steer it under the path of freedom and peace and prosperity. >> obama's foreign policy has been much stronger than anticipated by conservatives. >> democrats are supposedly weak. >> the united states has conducted an operation that killed osama bin laden. >> i am not ashamed of american power. >> earlier today, governor romney was at it again. >> there you go again. >> good morning! this is what victory looks like! >> michele bachmann finally has company. >> ha-ha! >> newt gingrich is defending michele bachmann. >> newt gingrich rushes to defend her in her charge -- >> against secretary of state clinton's top aide, huma abedin. >> that radical muslims may have infiltrated the united states government. >> "there weren't allegations, there was a question." >> what was that about? >> i think he's off-base. >> bac
romney was at it again. >> it's a choice. >> mitt romney will speak to the veterans of foreign wars. >> general mitt romney. >> the 21st century can and must be an american century. >> general in this case is an armchair general. >> he has not been specific. >> it's our duty to steer it under the path of freedom and peace and prosperity. >> obama's foreign policy has been much stronger than anticipated by conservatives. >> democrats are...
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romney or somebody else? >> i don't know if romney could win it, but he'll finish much stronger than people anticipated he would. he needs to finish second, because he has the strongest relationship with the delegates. he campaigned here actively in 2008. >> let's take a look at the speaking today at the c-pac conference in florida, rick perry tried damage control from last night. let's listen. >> as conservatives, we know that values and vision matter. it's not who is the slickest candidate or the smoothest debater that we need to elect. we need to elect the candidate with the best record and the best vision for this country. >> well there he is reading his notes, of course. there he is. that points with anybody, can you lose a debate badly and say it didn't matter? >> no. you can't say it didn't matter. sally is right. a lot of people won't pay attention. he's had several outings now and he's 0 for 3. >> he hasn't been impressive, yet. which tells me he's not being serious. debate prep is one of the most se
romney or somebody else? >> i don't know if romney could win it, but he'll finish much stronger than people anticipated he would. he needs to finish second, because he has the strongest relationship with the delegates. he campaigned here actively in 2008. >> let's take a look at the speaking today at the c-pac conference in florida, rick perry tried damage control from last night. let's listen. >> as conservatives, we know that values and vision matter. it's not who is the...
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governor romney has about 89. something like that. it's a long way from the finish line. >> is he willing to knock the guy's block off? i have a feeling that your new flavor of the month, rick santorum, is running for vp. and therefore, he really isn't running against mitt romney in any serious way, the way that newt is. he's willing to throw the frying pan at him. but your guy says i have to be nice enough they will consider me for vp. >> i don't think so. i don't think that's it. i think what he's doing is trying his best to avoid the kind of campaign that was waged up to this point in time by the exspeaker. and certainly, by romney. that has not helped anybody. it's not going to help going into the general election no matter who is the nominee, except for santorum, who has stayed above that fray. that has given him a lot of get up and go. he hasn't been a part of that ugly aspect of the primary. >> romney did a lot of ugly himself. it was done by those super pacs that did the dirty work for him. you know what the word cute means. h
governor romney has about 89. something like that. it's a long way from the finish line. >> is he willing to knock the guy's block off? i have a feeling that your new flavor of the month, rick santorum, is running for vp. and therefore, he really isn't running against mitt romney in any serious way, the way that newt is. he's willing to throw the frying pan at him. but your guy says i have to be nice enough they will consider me for vp. >> i don't think so. i don't think that's it....
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you remember four years ago when mitt romney ended his bid at cpac. he hasn't been as popular with that crowd since, i'm sure he's going to come out with something big tomorrow when he speaks to the crowd tomorrow. >> i think it has been fascinating up to this point and it's only been a couple of days obviously since santorum won those three states, but for example, he brought out something he rarely talks about. let me play a little clip. >> in my church, we don't have a professional ministry and so people are asked to serve as the minister or the pastor of their congregation from time to time and i had that privilege for, i think, over ten years. >> and he goes on to talk about how he counciled families, the day before that, i know you heard him, he talked about how his dad worked as a plasterer in construction. obviously he's trying to humanize himself. he's trying to show people a different side. i don't know if it's working, what do you think? i think it may, but i think it's going to take a long time. some of his sons are out on the campaign tra
you remember four years ago when mitt romney ended his bid at cpac. he hasn't been as popular with that crowd since, i'm sure he's going to come out with something big tomorrow when he speaks to the crowd tomorrow. >> i think it has been fascinating up to this point and it's only been a couple of days obviously since santorum won those three states, but for example, he brought out something he rarely talks about. let me play a little clip. >> in my church, we don't have a...
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>>> the latest poll on republicans may show that mitt romney is in more trouble than we think. he's ahead already, but michele bachmann is surging. the crowd up for grabs right now is backman-friendly. >>> let my finish tonight with a person who may break the stranglehold that threatens to take down the u.s. economy. we start with the fight for a debt ceiling deal. steve king is a republican from iowa. let me ask you, congress marsh king, thank you for joining us. >> hi, chris. >> let's go over some of the highlights. if enacted president obama would be able to ask for $2.5 trillion over the next year in three installments, always long as he offers spending cuts congress could vote against raising the debt limit. you're opposed to that why, sir? >> i am. it passes the congressional responsibility -- in fact, that's in article i, section 8, it passes responsibility over to the president and puts him in the position to veto the objections of congress about raising the debt ceiling. so it sets the scenario by which it requires a super majority to say no to a debt ceiling. right no
>>> the latest poll on republicans may show that mitt romney is in more trouble than we think. he's ahead already, but michele bachmann is surging. the crowd up for grabs right now is backman-friendly. >>> let my finish tonight with a person who may break the stranglehold that threatens to take down the u.s. economy. we start with the fight for a debt ceiling deal. steve king is a republican from iowa. let me ask you, congress marsh king, thank you for joining us. >> hi,...
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to romney's horror, president obama never misses a chance to give romney credit. >> i agree with mitt romney who recently said he's proud of what he accomplished on healthcare in massachusetts and supports giving states the power to determine their own healthcare solutions. he's right. >> and here's the best romney can do as a come back to obama. >> what we republicans and democrats did there was what the constitution intended for states to do. we were one of the laboratories of democracy. now, the experiment wasn't perfect. some things worked, some didn't. some things i'd change. but one thing i would never do is usurp the constitutional power of states with a one size fits all takeover. i would repeal obamacare. >> joining me now, one of the people that helped romney create romneycare, jonathan gruber. he was also consultant for obama administration and congress when they developed the affordable care act known now by republicans as obamacare. thank you for joining me, professor. >> good to be here, lawrence. >> how would you gauge governor romney's enthusiasm for healthcare reform,
to romney's horror, president obama never misses a chance to give romney credit. >> i agree with mitt romney who recently said he's proud of what he accomplished on healthcare in massachusetts and supports giving states the power to determine their own healthcare solutions. he's right. >> and here's the best romney can do as a come back to obama. >> what we republicans and democrats did there was what the constitution intended for states to do. we were one of the laboratories...
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look at romney. here his tweet. he's been criticized by some for not saying much about how he would handled the debt ceiling. today he tweeted. not an appropriate method i don't think, talking about this issue. "this is historic failure of leadership from barack obama, not even senator reid is still talking about tax increases." there's the kind of thing you hear from a businessman on a commuter train after two drinks coming from this guy who doesn't drink. not very thoughtful. i'm against taxes. is that the best you can get out of this guy who wants to be president of the united states? >> wants to be president of the united states campaigning without being a candidate. he's done everything he can over the last six months to stay out of the limelight, keep himself away. whenever he does open his mouth, all he says is barack obama is awful. >> in sports, in the old unc days, you called that corner offense, you just hold the ball. in other sports, controlling the ball. is that what he's going to do? no attempts to sc
look at romney. here his tweet. he's been criticized by some for not saying much about how he would handled the debt ceiling. today he tweeted. not an appropriate method i don't think, talking about this issue. "this is historic failure of leadership from barack obama, not even senator reid is still talking about tax increases." there's the kind of thing you hear from a businessman on a commuter train after two drinks coming from this guy who doesn't drink. not very thoughtful. i'm...
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romney has said, should be judged from february 2009. not to state the obvious, but the whole world was pretty much falling apart in february of 2009, and yes that included the job market. we lost around 700,000 jobs that month alone. but there is good news for president obama. using romney's new measure, this is what the jobs record looks like since mr. obama's inauguration. this one does not include romney's new measure it's not that good. the lighter blue bar shows the negative numbers for the course of his presidency. however, thanks to romney's most recently declared standard of judgment, the one where he says it takes six months to a year to see the effect of new policies, mr. obama looks much, much better. see what happens if you give him a six-month grace period, voila, nearly 3 million jobs created since then and more than 3 million in the private sector. so take mr. romney up on his the "or year" part o on six months or a year, and the president's case for re-election looks pretty sturdy. now it's more than 4 million private se
romney has said, should be judged from february 2009. not to state the obvious, but the whole world was pretty much falling apart in february of 2009, and yes that included the job market. we lost around 700,000 jobs that month alone. but there is good news for president obama. using romney's new measure, this is what the jobs record looks like since mr. obama's inauguration. this one does not include romney's new measure it's not that good. the lighter blue bar shows the negative numbers for...
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as for mitt romney, he hasn't made any charges like that. he merely challenged gingrich's stated positions like arresting judges he disagrees with and bring them before congress. sending the capital to bring in judges and this solution to judges out of control is not to tear up the constitution and say the congress becomes the ultimate power in the country. >> seems like fair game to me, but it's obvious why newt is getting testy. thanks to the attacks, he keeps having to defend himself out on the campaign trail. >> i have written 24 books and seven movies. i didn't try to sit down before running and figure out every possible question somebody could ask me. it would be like wikipedia. the total amount they keep talking about, i probably got about $35,000 a year. that's less than i was making per speech. >> that freddie mac thing, they won't let it go. if you are still explaining, you are probably losing. even worse, the negative ads appear to be working. a "washington post" poll shows gingrich and romney in a dead heat at 30%. that just on t
as for mitt romney, he hasn't made any charges like that. he merely challenged gingrich's stated positions like arresting judges he disagrees with and bring them before congress. sending the capital to bring in judges and this solution to judges out of control is not to tear up the constitution and say the congress becomes the ultimate power in the country. >> seems like fair game to me, but it's obvious why newt is getting testy. thanks to the attacks, he keeps having to defend himself...
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has he been helpful to mitt romney out there? >> reporter: christie's done one other major event for romney. he had sort of a mini rally that was the one event for romney i've been to that's gotten hit by occupy protesters. if you're going to occupy anybody's event, christie's a dangerous person to try. and shrugged that off and that became the headline. christie has three events with romney today. a couple with the candidate. we'll see if he's able to pack the house as he's been able to back in new jersey. >> thanks so much for waking up early. it's a big weekend out there. we'll see you. let's bring in andrew in davenport, iowa. andrew, you've been following rick santorum for months now. he's made a late jump in the polls here, polling in about third place in most of the polls. what constitutes a win for him? how is the santorum campaign looking at iowa right now? >> earlier in the week, that was the question. how well did you need to do to punch your ticket on iowa? and what santorum was saying was exceeding expectations. what
has he been helpful to mitt romney out there? >> reporter: christie's done one other major event for romney. he had sort of a mini rally that was the one event for romney i've been to that's gotten hit by occupy protesters. if you're going to occupy anybody's event, christie's a dangerous person to try. and shrugged that off and that became the headline. christie has three events with romney today. a couple with the candidate. we'll see if he's able to pack the house as he's been able to...
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obama and romney are tied at 37 a piece in colorado. in florida, romney by two. it's very close in the state that's will decide this thing, we'll be right back. >>> welcome back to "hardball," the secret service scandal that rocked the agency this month may not have bun a one time occurrence. they reported today a 2009 instance of agents in strip clubs in argentina. the homeland securitier director paced if you have questions today on a story not likely to go away soon. we have a democrat from connecticut, and a reporter from the washington post. i have to start with the reporter. i want you to pick up on the significance of it politically. david, is it a fact or not, do we know, that there was going to prostitutes, was that part of the secret service mo before cartagena or not? >> we don't know about prostitutes, we heard from one agent that said in the 2009 trip that bill clinton was on, not when he was there, but after hours there were visits to the strip clubs. >> that's not in the same league. >> it's not, but they did say they heard about contact by agents
obama and romney are tied at 37 a piece in colorado. in florida, romney by two. it's very close in the state that's will decide this thing, we'll be right back. >>> welcome back to "hardball," the secret service scandal that rocked the agency this month may not have bun a one time occurrence. they reported today a 2009 instance of agents in strip clubs in argentina. the homeland securitier director paced if you have questions today on a story not likely to go away soon. we...
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gingrich and romney in a tie for the top spot. gingrich at 24%, romney at 20th. herman cain at 17% and rick perry down at 11%. ron paul, bachmann, hunts man and santorum in single din its. both romney and gingrich weighed in on the usefulness of the debates both now and for the general election. >> i think the debates have been helpful. i think it's been a good chance for people to get to know the candidates, to hear them speak on issues of significance and to get to know us personally to a certain degree. that's always hard in a bunch of 60-second answers. you get some sense of the people running. in the presidential general election debates, i hope we have more than two or three. i'd like to have more of a chance for people to get to know both candidates. >> 2012, president obama is spending a billion dollars. we get to the debates, who do you want to have debate obama to draw clarity between the various lies that we're telling and the truth? i think most people would end up thinking i'm the better debater than my friends are. [ applause ] >> gingrich unveiled
gingrich and romney in a tie for the top spot. gingrich at 24%, romney at 20th. herman cain at 17% and rick perry down at 11%. ron paul, bachmann, hunts man and santorum in single din its. both romney and gingrich weighed in on the usefulness of the debates both now and for the general election. >> i think the debates have been helpful. i think it's been a good chance for people to get to know the candidates, to hear them speak on issues of significance and to get to know us personally to...
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a never-before-seen campaign ad against romney and why those weaknesses are as important now as they were back then. >>> up next, what would actually happen if the unthinkable happened and the united states defaulted on its debt? introducing the schwab mobile app. it's schwab at your fingertips wherever, whenever you want. one log in lets you monitor all of your balances and transfer between accounts, so your money can move as fast as you do. check out your portfolio, track the market with live updates. and execute trades anywhere and anytime the inspiration hits you. even deposit checks right from your phone. just take a picture, hit deposit and you're done. open an account today and put schwab mobile to work for you. i love this slide ! i love knowing coppertone protects across 100% of the uva/uvb spectrum. i trust it. and pediatricians recommend it most. i love this nose. coppertone. embrace the sun. >>> if republicans do not get their way and they fail to raise the debt ceiling, president obama would be forced to pick which of the roughly 80 million monthly payments the treasury
a never-before-seen campaign ad against romney and why those weaknesses are as important now as they were back then. >>> up next, what would actually happen if the unthinkable happened and the united states defaulted on its debt? introducing the schwab mobile app. it's schwab at your fingertips wherever, whenever you want. one log in lets you monitor all of your balances and transfer between accounts, so your money can move as fast as you do. check out your portfolio, track the market...
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is it the challenge for anyone who wants to beat romney, they've got to gather up all the anti-romney votes? >> i don't think it has to be fairly soon. since the republican party is changing in its nature, this may turn out to be a democratic race where somebody pops at the end. we haven't mentioned jon huntsman here. in a state where 40% of the voters are independents and a lot of them are kind of democratic leaning and they may want to play in the republican primary this time because they don't have one on the democratic side. there is a long way to go here. and they haven't started to paint up romney yet on his health care plan or on other things. >> we've got to jump ahead to the truly despicable. here's newt gingrich yesterday in new orleans making the case that president obama is the enemy of freedom. let's listen. >> this is the core of my argument with barack obama. is he a natural secular european socialist. he believes in big government, he believes in centralized power, he believes he as a politician knows more than we do and he should help us redesign our lives by letting
is it the challenge for anyone who wants to beat romney, they've got to gather up all the anti-romney votes? >> i don't think it has to be fairly soon. since the republican party is changing in its nature, this may turn out to be a democratic race where somebody pops at the end. we haven't mentioned jon huntsman here. in a state where 40% of the voters are independents and a lot of them are kind of democratic leaning and they may want to play in the republican primary this time because...
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while romney and others think they can go on the offensive, romney talking about why this is a positive for the president. romney had questions to answer about which benefits he doesn't support for same sex couples, and he is not good at those questions. we can talk about the negatives and the risks, but i think it puts the president in line with where history is going, the public opinion polls, and with most people in his party including the people that work for him. >> before we get to more polling, the emotions of this when you see governor romney saying he's for traditional marriage, you can say the traditional prejudice against gay people where they would be thrown out of jobs, military, denied access to the military. all of that was part of our tradition as well. why would anyone value the word tradition in this case of expanding in a country that honors the expansion of rights and not honoring the old restrictions. >> chris, that's a very good question. i know a little about tradition. >> you lived through it. >> it's not always a good thing. so, you know, look, the people do, th
while romney and others think they can go on the offensive, romney talking about why this is a positive for the president. romney had questions to answer about which benefits he doesn't support for same sex couples, and he is not good at those questions. we can talk about the negatives and the risks, but i think it puts the president in line with where history is going, the public opinion polls, and with most people in his party including the people that work for him. >> before we get to...
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mitt romney or paul ryan? text a for mitt romney. text b for paul ryan to 622639. you can go to our blog at ed.msnbc.com and we'll bring you the results later on in the program. >> i can joined tonight by congresswoman gwen moore of the great state of wisconsin. great to have you with us. appreciate your time. you're on the budget committee in the house, which of course, this is the committee that paul ryan chairs. is he a hypocrite? >> well, i feel very sorry for paul ryan because paul ryan hails from a district that leans democratic, and so he's done the right thing in stewardship of his district. he's sought stimulus dollars, he sought very, very hard to keep the kenosha plant going. and i was on a letter with him and with both our senators, senators feingold and senator cole trying to get money out of treasury to retool the kenosha plant because i was born in paul ryan's district, and i have a great deal of affection for that community. and now that he is a national player, he's got to walk back from the commitment that he has made to that community. i think th
mitt romney or paul ryan? text a for mitt romney. text b for paul ryan to 622639. you can go to our blog at ed.msnbc.com and we'll bring you the results later on in the program. >> i can joined tonight by congresswoman gwen moore of the great state of wisconsin. great to have you with us. appreciate your time. you're on the budget committee in the house, which of course, this is the committee that paul ryan chairs. is he a hypocrite? >> well, i feel very sorry for paul ryan because...
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they bent over backwards to analyze the romney plan in a very favorable fashion to mitt romney and it still didn't add up. president obama's new line of attack on romney's tax plan continued today on the campaign trail in orlando, florida. >> he's asking you to pay more so that people like him can pay less. so that people like me pay less. first they said there's a liberal organization. despite the fact it's headed by an economist who worked for george bush. then they said that the study failed to fully take into account the massive economic boom that would come from cutting taxes on the wealthiest americans and the biggest corporations. because we all know how well that worked out the last time we tried it. >> the obama campaign also revealed a digital tool to calculate the effect of the romney tax plan. >> just enter some simple information to see how much you'll save thanks to president obama and you'll also see how much extra you would pay under mitt romney. >> now, let me get this straight. in the course of 24 hours since the release of this independent analysis, president obama
they bent over backwards to analyze the romney plan in a very favorable fashion to mitt romney and it still didn't add up. president obama's new line of attack on romney's tax plan continued today on the campaign trail in orlando, florida. >> he's asking you to pay more so that people like him can pay less. so that people like me pay less. first they said there's a liberal organization. despite the fact it's headed by an economist who worked for george bush. then they said that the study...
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up next, romney pulls a prank on obama headquarters. kind of. that's next in the sideshow. >>> and you can find me on twitter, if you can spell the name @smerconish. you're watching "hardball," only on msnbc. my friend -- come on up. how do you like shaving? i don't like it. it makes my neck itch. [ male announcer ] shaving can cause irritating tug and pull. you think there's a better razor out there? i sure haven't found one. let's take the proglide challenge. [ male...
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mitt romney also understands how to turn around companies. the united states government needs a turn around person that knows how to be successful. not only is mitt romney smart on job creation, he has a very optimistic message also. i think that's why women are trusting him when he speaks. one thing the senator had mentioned, is that women start jobs, women start 2/3 of all small businesses. but the problem is under the dodd-frank bill, there is a denial of access to secret. the other thing under health care, president obama promised us that our health insurance premiums would drop $2,500 per year. the health insurance premiums have skyrocketed to the highest they have in the last ten years. on every measure, women's lives are worse under president obama than they would be under a mitt romney as president of the united states. that's the difference. do women want to pay $2.50 a gallon for gasoline? or do women want to say pay $5 or $6 a gallon for gasoline? do they want to pay lower prices for groceries or high e prices for groceries? do the
mitt romney also understands how to turn around companies. the united states government needs a turn around person that knows how to be successful. not only is mitt romney smart on job creation, he has a very optimistic message also. i think that's why women are trusting him when he speaks. one thing the senator had mentioned, is that women start jobs, women start 2/3 of all small businesses. but the problem is under the dodd-frank bill, there is a denial of access to secret. the other thing...